Visual Sense.....(?)

Okay, before you flame me for asking about how we look I will say that we can play and we play more than take "promo shots." Actually, we don't even have pictures of ourselves in our entirety....

But anyway, I was wonderring what we could do to make more "visual sense" for an upcoming show. In the past we have been told that the way we look is contradictory, so I wanted your opinions on whether or not we should try to get more "uniform." We all dress different, so I'll break that down a bit:

Me(guitar): Tight Jeans, vintage t-shirts, pinstripe suit jackets. I play an Ibanez Jetking II and an epiphone Dot, both in sunburst as well as a sunburst archtop acoustic

Cassie(guitar): Looks like an emo child. Plays strats, one red and one of mine, which is coverred in duct tape, and an Ovation Acoustic(black)

Brian(Bass): Jeans, black t-shirts. Ibanez Bass

Mike(drums): Jeans, t-shirts, lots of bright colors.

Chris H.(voice, sax): Jeans, Hawaiian shirts

We play hard rock for the most part, very little metal.

ledzep1023

01-21-2007, 02:38 PM

its hard to get a sense w/o acctually seeing a pic but i think its the hawian shirts that throw you off
by the way hows that epiphone dot?

Keef-is-king

01-21-2007, 03:13 PM

I love my epiphone Dot to death!

It is just so sweet to play, could use pickups though....

Dutch_Apples

01-21-2007, 03:47 PM

Why is your vocalist wearing a Hawaiian shirt. I don't think I could take that seriously.

sjada

01-21-2007, 04:34 PM

the emo thing would probly look a bit out of place but it doesnt matter. and hawaiian shirts are sweet. im not aperson who would want to be in the kind of band judged for their look before their sound but thats just me

Neogioh

01-21-2007, 04:37 PM

Yeah, the hiwaiian shirt is the fault. Unless he can find one that isn't too brightly coloured.

Shiet, it's not like Find The issue and go to next level. If your future depends on your clothing then it's ****ed up. Wear what you want, it's the music that matters.

Dutch_Apples

01-21-2007, 06:16 PM

Sorry guys, but looks DO matter. I was in a band before where one of the members got fired. .and A reason (not THE reason) he got fired was because he didn't know how to dress and looked out of place. This is serious.. we once took a band photo and someone who saw it asked who that guy was. They thought he had just walked into the shot.

I also got a friend to become our band's stylist, but some of the guys were against that so it was dropped pretty quickly. I like style and fashion....

ar73m

01-21-2007, 06:33 PM

You do need to get some sort of a visual 'theme' if you want to be taken more seriously. You don't necessarily have to dress the same, but you should have at least one or two things that would be unifying to your band if you're serious about your perfomances and how you will be accepted by people.

GiantRaven

01-22-2007, 08:54 PM

Hell, just all wear black shirts or something :p:

Tsunoyukami

01-22-2007, 09:53 PM

Yeah, I do like hawaiin shirts, but I think that clashes with the rest of the band.

The second out of place thing would be the emo kid, but it doesn't sound like he stands out TOO much.

I wish I could tell that looks didn't matter in music today, but they do. If you're planning on being serious and such you should develop a look over time. Don't try to sort out appearance until you've got everything else sorted out.

im_hungry

01-24-2007, 04:20 PM

'There's only 2 types of guys that wear hawaiian shirts marge......'

Keef-is-king

01-24-2007, 07:29 PM

I have pics of everyone except our Hawaiian Shirt wearing vocalist.

http://a595.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/16/l_e2c422c4d065adfb2b7bf365aa7099ea.jpg
thats me. I got the sick t-shirt from the Onion.com

http://a825.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/30/l_c0ec1c18396e9501f1e6a681fbfc24a0.jpg
Cassie on a less-emo-y day

http://myspace-797.vo.llnwd.net/01321/79/78/1321598797_l.jpg
Brian is on the left, this is the only pic of him I have, he doesn't like getting his picture taken.

GiantRaven

01-24-2007, 08:08 PM

Y'all look fine to me

JackFlash19

01-25-2007, 03:06 AM

I would NEVER wear a Hawaiian shirt on stage.....That's gay as balls if you're playing rock/punk/metal......Jack Johnson can get away with it. Acoustic shows MAYBE. I wouldn't even do it then. And what you wear IS a factor because when you are on stage, half of your performance is visual. You are selling youselves along with your music, so you had better make the whole package good. If you got a rolex watch for christmas and it was wrapped in a trash bag and rolled up, you would give 2 shits about the wrapping but you sure as hell would think 'man, they half-assed this present'....You don't want anyone thinking you half-ass anything on stage. Those bands aren't any fun to watch at all.

METSOAD

01-25-2007, 03:53 AM

who cares what you look like if you kick ass

jazkel24

01-25-2007, 07:35 AM

It shouldn't really matter what you wear. Be comfortable.

But in my band we all got white muscle shirts and spray painted our band name and logo on the front, and our made up rock names on the back. we got a lot of love from the crowd that night, cuz they actually knew what our name was.

wongacaster

01-25-2007, 09:03 AM

your bassist looks crazy in that pic its like hes trying to look away if you get what i mean.
but yeah you guys dont like bad.
accept the emo chick hair person is like out of place cause its like emo head on like a ormal body just seems to stick out to me but thats cause i see alot of emoesque chicks.

then we'll have a guitar/bass duel. In our school girl uniforms. :orgasmictronic:

GiantRaven

01-26-2007, 11:52 AM

:haha

I think you guys look cool

kaptink

01-27-2007, 03:58 PM

http://myspace-797.vo.llnwd.net/01321/79/78/1321598797_l.jpg
Brian is on the left, this is the only pic of him I have, he doesn't like getting his picture taken.

It looks like the guy on the left just took a handful of pills :haha

Ymogn

01-30-2007, 12:51 AM

It shouldn't really matter what you wear. Be comfortable.

But in my band we all got white muscle shirts and spray painted our band name and logo on the front, and our made up rock names on the back. we got a lot of love from the crowd that night, cuz they actually knew what our name was.

You can't wear shirts with your own band's name on stage.

GiantRaven

01-30-2007, 06:22 AM

You can't wear shirts with your own band's name on stage.
:haha :rolleyes:

Tell that to bands like...

Metallica
Anthrax
CKY

And others I can't think of right now

K5000

02-01-2007, 10:00 AM

you all look ok i just sorta think the emo style girl is stupid and unless he is really cool you are NOT going to get away wearing a hawain shirt

you can all be different but make some things look similar or you will all clash dramaticly!

then we'll have a guitar/bass duel. In our school girl uniforms. :orgasmictronic:

F'kkin ace! :D

qurazy

02-01-2007, 03:07 PM

David Lee Roth Jumpsuit

Hawker45

02-01-2007, 07:25 PM

You can't wear shirts with your own band's name on stage.
Mike Portnoy?

Avalanchi

02-02-2007, 10:21 PM

You guys need better hair... Anyways I'd say just let everyone do their own thing. Also try talking to your band about it, it's pointless to come to us for advice if when you talk to your band about the advice you get and they get offended. See where they stand on it.

White_Devil

02-03-2007, 06:28 AM

You can't wear shirts with your own band's name on stage.
Nile?

Keef-is-king

02-04-2007, 03:20 PM

David Lee Roth Jumpsuit

The bassist was thinking more along the lines of a Flea style body suit, but whatever...